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Leaders such as Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser or Houari Boumedienne of Algeria first nationalised chunks of their economies in the name of socialism and progress and independence, handing management to colleagues, friends and cronies.
From Economist • Aug. 6, 2015
Officials at Spain’s high court said Thursday that they had opened an investigation into the time Coulibaly apparently spent there during the last month with his girlfriend, Hayat Boumedienne.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2015
On June 19, 1965, Mr. Ben Bella was deposed in a coup led by Colonel Boumedienne, his former comrade in arms.
From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2012
Houari Boumedienne, chief of the Army of National Liberation, he was elected president.
From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2012
Shortly before that conference ended, Algerian President Houari Boumedienne dramatically announced that the two neighbors had agreed to settle "problems" that had made them bitter enemies for almost half a century.
From Time Magazine Archive
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